Tom and Irene Evon - 60th Anniversary Tom and Irene (Susalski) Evon will celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary August 6, 2015. They met at Poplar Inn Polka dances and were married at St. Rita Catholic Church August 6, 1955. Their children are Mike (Marla) Evon of Saginaw, Diane Evon of Salt Lake City, UT, Steve (Monica) Evon of Bellevue, NE, Tom Evon and Paul Evon of Saginaw, Tim (Michelle) Evon of Owosso, and Bob (Carmel) Evon of Sandford. They have seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Tom was an Army veteran, a former Saginaw policeman, and a retired security officer from General Motors Grey Iron & Nodular Foundries. Irene retired from the Gratiot Ave. Meijer store. A family dinner is planned.

J.L. and Doris Ball 70th wedding anniversary - Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Ball of Kalamazoo celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a gathering of their family at their home. J.L. and Doris (formerly Yeiter) were married on July 25, 1945 in Decatur, Indiana. The couple has five children: Jim (Jane) Ball of Alexandria VA, Tom (Mary) Ball of Woodstock GA, Connie (John) Ritter of Ocala FL, Jeff (Pam) Ball of Jenison MI, and Greg (Jeanne) Doonan of Mattawan MI. They have 9 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Congratulations to them!

Robert and Betty (Wright) Kuiper Bob and Betty will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on August 5, 2015. The couple have 4 children, Debra (Pat) Yurk of Holland, Robert (Linda) of Portage, Scott (Ann) of Parchment and Pamela Mattison of Portage. The couple have 12 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. The couple were united in marriage at Trinity Reformed Church where they still attend.

Ray and Anne Shaver 60th Anniversary - Ray and Anne (Randall) Shaver were married July 30, 1955 in Kalamazoo. Currently living in Lawton, Michigan, they continue to be very active while traveling and pursuing their hobbies. The Lord has blessed them with a very close family of 3 children, Cathy (Rob) Krieg, Tim (Lori) Shaver, Amy (Tom) Lohrmann, 6 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandsons. They celebrated with the entire family attending church together at Lawton E.M.C., followed by a family dinner at their home.

Tom and Ruth Schantz - 50th Anniversary Tom and Ruth Ann Schantz celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary June 25, 2015. They are the parents of Matt (Beth) Schantz of Grand Rapids, Tricia (Andy) Deuitch of Cincinnati, Ohio and the grandparents of eight. The couple had a reception with family and friends on June 20, 2015 at the Comstock Church of Christ. They also enjoyed a trip to Tennessee. Mr. Schantz, in his retirement from Stryker, now had a gospel program on PMN Chater 189. Mrs. Schantz is retired from Comstock Public Schools.

Barry and Leslie Taylor - 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Barry Taylor of Michigan Center celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with a surprise vow renewal and party. Barry and the former Leslie Dunn were married July 17, 1965. Barry is self-employed at Freedom Carpet Service. Leslie has been blessed to stay home and raise her four children: Michelle (Kevin) Briston of Jackson, Troy Taylor of Michigan Center, Heather (Mike) Hall of Jackson, and Amy (Chris) Loring of Charles Town, WV. They have nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. They are members Village Hope Church in Jackson.

Pete and Myrtle Muraf - 60th Anniversary Pete and Myrtle Muraf of Grass Lake celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary with a family luncheon at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Jerry Turner. They were married July 30, 2015. They are the parents of STeven (Gloria Cussegh) Muraf of Chelsea, Risha Kae (Kim) Kelly of Munith, Rebecca A. (Jerry) Turner of Jackson, and Katrina L. (Randy) Griffith of Stockbridge. They have eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Pete retired as quality control supervisor for DAPCO Industries in Dexter. Myrtle is a retired para-professional from Stockbridge Community Schools.

Rod and Judy Johnston - 50th Anniversary Rodney and Judy Johnston will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on August 8, 2015 with an Open House at Trinity Wesleyan Church Fellowship Hall from 12 Noon to 3 p.m. Rodney and Judy (nee Eastman) were married July 17, 1965 in Merrill, Michigan. They have seven children, 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. They are retired teachers and are members of Trinity Wesleyan Church.

Clarence and Victoria Krygier - 65th Anniversary Clarence and Victoria Krygier will celebrate their 65th Wedding Anniversary on August 5th. They were united in marriage in 1950 at the former St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and still hold true to their vows today. God has blessed them with seven children, 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, who will help them celebrate this special occasion.